Hampden, Newfoundland and Labrador

Hampden
Town
Hampden
Location of Hampden in Newfoundland
Hampden
Location of Hampden in Canada
Coordinates: 49°31′59″N 56°52′01″W / 49.533°N 56.867°W / 49.533; -56.867
Country  Canada
Province  Newfoundland and Labrador
The Town of Hampden December 1959
Government
 • Mayor Calvin Wilton
 • Member of the Newfoundland & Labrador House of Assembly Hon. Dwight Ball MHA
 • Members of the Canadian House of Commons Goodie Hutchings MP
Area
 • Total 32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Elevation 100 m (300 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total 429
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Postal Code A0K 2Y0
Area code(s) 709
Route NL-421

Hampden is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town has a population of 429. Two islands can be seen from the shore of Hampden, Granby Island and Millers Island. The latter is much closer to the town and is the host of a tuberculosis grave-site.[1]

History

Hampden was named after English politician John Hampden.

Many communities were resettled into Hampden after the island was brought into Canadian Confederation, where the Joey Smallwood government pushed a resettlement plan that involved over 300 villages and 28,000 people.[2]

Demographics

Population 2016: 429[3]

Population 2011: 457[3]

Population, 2006: 489[4]

Population, 2001: 544[5]

Population, 1996: 651[5]

1996 to 2016 population change: -34.1 percent

Number of dwellings: 175[6]

Land (square kilometers): 32.97[6]

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